Photo and Video Chronology

Looking west into Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater and the perched pond.

Photos of the active lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and its levee.

HVO geologist and helicopter pilot repair a mobile Webcam. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater is once again perched above the surrounding crater floor.

Video showing the lava lake deep within Halema‘uma‘u vent.
 

A near-vertical look inside the vent cavity of the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent. Overflows from the lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and numerous spattering...

Video showing the refilling of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō over the past two months.

Aerial view of the perched lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

Lava continues to be active in Halema`uma`u. Photos of the lava pond on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2011

The floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater continues its slow rise.

A small lava lake is active at the bottom of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. Thermal image of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater showing the lava lake within the crater.

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continues to host a small lava lake at the bottom of the crater.

Lava reappeared in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, covering the floor with a small lava lake.

Measuring the thickness of an ‘a‘ā flow produced by the Kamoamoa fissure eruption.

The east rift zone eruption is currently in a hiatus. Photo of ground cracks between the east and west Kamoamoa fissure segments. Quicktime movie...

Thermal images showing active fountains and channelized ‘a‘ā flow. The western vent complex of Kamoamoa continues to erupt.

Photos showing lava fountains from the northeastern vent of the Kamoamoa eruption, a piece of spatter ejected on March 7, 2011, and a thermal view...

Video showing low fountaining from the dominant vent, adjacent to Nāpau Crater. Video showing the collapse of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor on March 5...

Videos and photos of fissure eruptions.

Photos of an ash cloud rising from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō as crater floor collapses, the collapsing crater, and erupting fissures. Video clips of the fissure...